Coverage of the League of Ireland Premier clash between Shamrock Rovers and Longford Town.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 57.66%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Longford Town had a probability of 17.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.89%) and 2-1 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.4%), while for a Longford Town win it was 0-1 (6.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.